I can definitely see the downside. I've never run any leaks. Partially cause of the nerve factor that what if something goes wrong or my phone isn't fully function-able and I only have this one device. I've been beyond content with 10.1 - of course looking forward to the many updates coming in 10.2 but I'd prefer to wait for the official release. Never know though, if it takes too long to release 10.2 over here in the US on T-Mobile I may have to load up a leak.

I can definitely see the downside. I've never run any leaks. Partially cause of the nerve factor that what if something goes wrong or my phone isn't fully function-able and I only have this one device. I've been beyond content with 10.1 - of course looking forward to the many updates coming in 10.2 but I'd prefer to wait for the official release. Never know though, if it takes too long to release 10.2 over here in the US on T-Mobile I may have to load up a leak.

ATT is so slow to release new OS updates that my family and I have run leaks for years. Only one time did the OS fail to work as expected. The downside in my family is far below the upside to the latest releases. Reading the forums helps to prepare. Any time a real problem arises the return to an earlier OS is always available. For me leaks have always been and are now the way to go.

Leaks are awesome. I can't see myself dropping back to 10.1 for any reason. I haven't witnessed any BB10 device being bricked by a leak. If someone has, man oh man did they screw up large during the setup process.

Even after 10.2 goes official I'm going to be playing in the 10.2.1 sandbox for kicks.

I agree with the OP that I will miss out on the party when 10.2 goes official but it will be more of a been there done that feeling for me. The cost of being bleeding edge.

Why wait for the good things to come while you can have it NOW.
I always install any new leak available, every new leak has something new or something fixed (or both) so why wait with the buggy old one when you can have one with fixed issued (still new issues may arise, which are then fixed in the next leak !!! )
Cheers.

Why wait for the good things to come while you can have it NOW.
I always install any new leak available, every new leak has something new or something fixed (or both) so why wait with the buggy old one when you can have one with fixed issued (still new issues may arise, which are then fixed in the next leak !!! )
Cheers.

...... new issues may arise, which are then fixed in the next leak !!! .... new issues may arise, which are then fixed in the next leak !!!

I stopped installing leaks as every time I installed a leak I had to re download any movie bought from BlackBerry World. After doing 4 leaks plus 2 factory resets on my phone because of a couple of issues with it that meant I went over the 5 download limit for the movie, so basically I lost it. : (